94 comments/ 66737 views/ 40 favorites Paradise Lost Redo By: MattressThrasher So when I first read this story by callmesparky Paradise Lost, I enjoyed it for the most part. It is a well written and thought out story but I wasn't thrilled with the way it ended. I asked the author if he would mind if rewrote the story, mainly the ending. You see he wrote to story to fit real world limits, what would most likely happen. I rewrote the story more towards the absurd or extreme of what could happen. I don't like it when someone cheats and the only punishment in many of these stories is divorce and embarrassment. The cheater should be punished more to be called out and put on display for what they did. I'm not an advocate of violence towards anyone, especially women, but the way the laws are written for divorce it just doesn't seem fair that when someone cheats they are guarantee half of the couples assets in the divorce. So the ending I wrote was my idea of punishment, it is a bit extreme but hey, it's just a story. Hope you like it. ***** Why do all these cheating wives stories sound so trite? The same old synopsis; I came home early, I found an email, I caught her and her lover at the office Christmas party, I just happened to be driving past a motel and saw her car parked in front of a room. There must be other ways a cuckold husband discovers his wife's adultery, at least you'd think so. Then again, maybe not, maybe there are only a half dozen ways a man comes to realize his marriage has just come to a shit screeching halt. I know in my case I was so in love with my wife of 10 years that it took a total lightning strike to get me to understand what had been going on between my wife and her lover for the past 6 months. I did not have a fucking clue. Shannon and I met in college our sophomore year and were instantly attracted to each other. She had rich auburn hair and blue eyes, a pretty face and a slim svelte body with long legs and medium sized breasts. She was in a word, perfect, at least to me she was. With all that going for her the thing that made me fall head over heels was her personality. She was intelligent, bubbly and fun. I could talk to her for hours about everything and anything. We were best friends and after going together for three months Shannon gave me her virginity in the back seat of my car parked behind the town baseball diamond. It was to that point the highlight of my life. It was fumbling and awkward as I missed twice trying to get my cock inside her before we found the right angle and the right spot. When our bodies finally joined together she cried, not from pain she assured me, but from happiness. I will never forget her words as my cock finally slid inside her for the first time, "oh Stu, we did it." From that moment on there was never a doubt that Shannon and I would be together forever, or as it turned out for ten years anyway. My name is Stewart Grey, but everyone calls me Stu. I was born and raised in a medium sized town in the Midwest. I'm 6 foot even and weigh 187. I'm considered reasonably good looking with brown eyes and sandy hair. By profession I'm a contractor. I have my own small company with a permanent staff of 5. We handle mostly interior upgrades for folks who can afford them and our work is considered superior. Shannon teaches music at a local high school and together we make a very nice living, have a beautiful home and since we're both in our early thirties are planning on starting our family in the very near future. Like I mentioned earlier we have enjoyed a wonderful first ten years of marriage. Our sex life was awesome though I'm not going to exaggerate like some do and tell you we'd go at it twice a day, every day, more like three times a week, but it was always loving and often hot and steamy. We snuggled every night, that was an unbreakable rule and every morning when I woke up next to Shannon I was amazed at how beautiful she is and how lucky I was to have her for my wife. I can honestly say that, even though I'd much rather live every day with her, if I had to give up my life for her I would do it without hesitation. I guess I really should have made that last statement in the past tense since out of the blue something blindsided me, something so totally unexpected and emotionally staggering that I can't to this day say I've completely recovered from it. As a contractor in the Midwest most of our work is confined to the spring, summer and autumn months. People just don't seem to like the interior of their homes torn apart when its 5 degrees outside and there's 3 feet of snow on the ground. For that reason the vacations that Shannon and I took were usually around the Christmas and New Year's holidays and over spring break. During the summer when I was busy making money Shannon occasionally took a week to visit her folks, went on a shopping trip with her two sisters or took a summer class or two to keep her teaching credentials current. Our favorite trip each winter was to someplace warm and in the winter of our destruction we chose an all-inclusive resort in the Bahamas, two weeks in paradise for the two of us to reconnect in body and spirit. What I soon found out though is how wrong that thought was. I first have to explain that before Shannon and I climbed on that plane in Minneapolis I not only didn't have a clue I would have called you a liar and spit in your face had you dared to imply that there was something wrong in our marriage. We were the perfect couple, so madly in love and deeply connected in every way that it was almost like the two of us were one person merged into two bodies. Ours was a union so strong that nothing in heaven or earth could ever come between us. I guess I just forgot that there was also a hell and though I didn't know it at the time, I was teetering on the brink, about to fall into the molten abyss. The first inkling I had that something wasn't quite right was at the security check in at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The line was long, lots of folks trying to exchange the extreme cold for some tropical warmth and as Shannon and I waited in line to go through the scanners I noticed a man in the line next to us glancing at Shannon. Now that's not unusual, my wife is a striking woman and often has men casting slightly lustful glances her way, but this seemed different, almost like he was trying to get her attention. I wanted to learn more so I pretended to look down at my boarding pass while watching the guy out of the corner of my eye. His glances in her direction were furtive to say the least and then I caught it; Shannon's quick glance back at him and a subtle flick of her hand as if she was saying, "not now". He smiled and nodded and I almost lost my breakfast. I was stunned. It was then I realized that the two of them knew each other. How well I wasn't sure, but that knowledge sent up all kinds of warning flags. As we continued through security I watched the two of them carefully and there was no further attempt at contact on either of their parts. I know I became very quiet, but for some reason Shannon didn't seem to notice, I guess her thoughts were elsewhere. My hope was that the man, whoever he was, was not on our plane, but once we boarded and took our seats I saw I was mistaken, he was sitting in an aisle seat about 15 rows in front of us. Another thing that seemed odd to me was that Shannon decided she wanted the aisle seat in our row. That never happens; she always wants to sit by the window, but not this time. I asked her what was up since I'd pre booked the window seat for her, giving myself the middle seat, but she just said her breakfast wasn't agreeing with her and she didn't want to disturb anyone if she had to use the restroom. I asked the woman sitting in the aisle seat if she minded taking the window seat instead and when I explained about my wife's stomach issues she readily agreed and the exchange was made. I usually have no problem sleeping on a plane and the long flight between Minneapolis and Miami would afford me that opportunity, but in my heightened state of anxiety there was no way I could sleep on that flight, though I was going to pretend too. We stowed our carryon items in the overhead bin and Shannon placed her purse under the seat in front of her. Once we were airborne I took out my Twins baseball cap and pulled it down over my forehead and pretended to fall asleep. I gave myself enough space to keep an eye on Shannon and 15 minutes later she glanced down at me and once she was confident I was sleeping, she got up and made her way up the aisle toward the restrooms. I shifted in my seat so I could see the full length of the aisle and noticed that when she walked past the seat occupied by what I now assumed was an acquaintance of hers; she put her hand out as if to steady herself and briefly touched the guy's shoulder. More proof that something was up between them and this whole thing was no coincidence. I noted that they hadn't looked at each other and Shannon made her way to the restroom. When she came out moments later she looked right at him and he stood and walked towards her. When they met in the aisle instead of one of them turning aside so the other could pass they faced each other and stopped for a brief moment. He placed his hand on her waist; she touched his chest for a second and spoke to him. They both smiled warmly and as she continued back towards her aisle seat his hand slid down her ass causing Shannon to smile again. That was all I needed to realize that these two had known each other for a while and were obviously intimate at some level. At the same time it also hit me like a ton of bricks that my wonderful marriage was in real danger and might very well be over. I was suddenly engulfed in so much angst that I had to turn my face away from Shannon as she sat down and buckled her seatbelt. How could she do this to me, to us? How long had this been going on? Who was this man and how far had they already gone in their relationship? For the rest of the flight I tried to make some sense out of everything I'd seen and prayed that when we transferred to our flight to Nassau, he wouldn't be on it, but somehow I knew he would be. Much to my pain I was right. As soon as Shannon and I boarded the plane I saw him sitting five rows behind us. He was reading the in-flight magazine and paid no attention to us as we took our seats. Shannon, now apparently no longer suffering stomach issues took her usual seat by the window. The flight to Nassau was uneventful and after landing we picked up our luggage, rented a car and made our way to the resort. Shannon was texting while I drove, "Who are you messaging?" "Oh just my mom and sisters, letting them know we got here." Yeah maybe I thought, but I'd sure like to see for myself. Isn't it strange that when suspicions start, they just snowball? Our room was beautiful with a balcony, ocean view and a view of one of the pools. As we unpacked I knew I needed to make a statement in an effort to reclaim my wife so I walked to Shannon, wrapped my arms around her and kissed her neck. "Do you realize how much I love you?" Shannon twisted around to face me and gave me light peck on the lips. "I love you too baby" she said. There was a strange light in her eyes as though she wasn't really there in the room with me. It made my skin crawl. I kissed her again, "you know I would never do anything to hurt you, don't you Shannon?" She flinched slightly. "I know that Stu." "And I know you would never do anything to hurt me or our wonderful marriage" I told her and she flinched again and I saw moisture build up in her eyes. "Of course Stu, you know I wouldn't" but she couldn't look at me as she spoke, she just stared down at the floor. I knew then that I had likely lost the battle. If she hadn't done it already I now knew she would soon be giving herself to another man. I let go of her and walked quickly to the bathroom, hoping I didn't lose it before I got there. I stayed in the bathroom for several minutes regaining composure and asking myself the same questions over and over again. How did this happen? What had I done to drive her into another man's arms? Why hadn't I noticed something weeks or months ago? But most importantly, "what can I do to stop her from destroying us completely, or is it already too late." I washed my face and walked out of the bathroom. Shannon was standing there with a strange look on her face. "Oh my god Stu, my period just started and I didn't bring any tampons with me." "What?" I said. "My period Stu, it just started." "But you just got over it a week ago, how could it have started again?" "I don't know but it happens sometimes. Maybe the excitement of the vacation brought it on. I've got to go down to the gift shop and get some tampons," and she left, closing the door behind her. My first thought was maybe that's a good thing. It will slow down the romance between her and her boyfriend, whoever he is. My second thought was, wait a minute that just doesn't make sense. It had never happened to her before in all our years together. She was on the pill and her periods were always as regular as clockwork. Then why would she make that up? Unless...unless she thought that having her period would stop me from pressing her for sex so she could devote all her love and passion to her new man. That had to be it, and if it was then she was not the woman I married. No one could be that devious and cruel. She must really hate me to let me plan and pay for this trip so she could shut me out of her life and give everything she has to a man I've never even met. I felt totally lost, like I was losing my mind. Who was this woman that I had loved with all my heart for over a decade? As I looked around the room I saw she'd left her cell phone sitting next to the television set. I turned it on not knowing if she had changed the passcode and discovered she hadn't another mistake on her part. I went to her messages and read the most recent ones from someone named Anthony Eisner. I thumbed back to the beginning of the stream which started when we were in the car driving to the resort. Anthony: Hey baby. OMG you look so hot! Can't wait to have you Shannon: You brat, you almost got us caught by Stu at the airport Anthony: Couldn't help it Shann. I look at you and can feel that tight little pussy of yours wrapped around my cock. Almost kissed you on the plane when we were in the aisle Shannon: Stu was sound asleep so you could have, but it might have looked bad to others. I did enjoy the little squeeze you gave my ass. Little preview of things to come? LOL Gotta go, we're almost there The conversation between the two of them restarted after we were in our room at the resort. Anthony: I'm N the lobby, U here yet? Shannon: N my room. Stu's N the bathroom. He's acting odd. Anthony: Who cares? When U leaving Stu boy so I can have U all 2 myself? Shannon: I've told you from the first time we were together that I can't and won't do that Tony. Stu is a wonderful husband. He loves me and takes care of me and gives me the kind of life you never could. Anthony: But my cock is bigger and better than his and I fuck you better than he does. Shannon: Oh god yes, No one fucks me like you do baby, you know that. You make me cum and cum and take me places Stu has never dreamed of taking me, but as good as your cock is and trust me it is the best, I need more than your hot fucking and that's what Stu gives me. Stu and I are getting ready to start our family so this next 2 weeks is just for you baby. I told Stu I would stop taking my birth control pills when we get home, but I really stopped taking them almost 3 weeks ago. So now you have your chance to give me your baby. If you can make a baby in me in the next two weeks then we'll create the child that Stu will raise thinking it's his. Anthony: You are so nasty Shann, but I love it. I plan on filling your sweet cunt with a couple of gallons of baby juice in the next two weeks. I'll make a baby in that sweet tummy of yours. Shannon: God you're making me wet. I can't wait to feel you inside me. Anthony: What about Stu boy, how do U know his sperm won't beat mine to the punch the next two weeks? Shannon: Because he's not going to fuck me, silly boy. I'm going to tell him that my period just started up again and oddly it's going to continue the whole time we're on vacation. LOL Anthony: U sure he'll buy it? Shannon: Of course. He loves me and he knows I'd never lie to him. Besides, when we get home I'll make it up to him Anthony: Fuck, he is so stupid, what a loser. Shannon: Stop calling him that or you'll be the loser. You'll lose my pussy for the good. Anthony: We both know you're not going to let that happen. U need my cock too much Shannon: That's true, but I still don't like you saying things like that about Stu. He's a good guy. Anthony: OK, meet me in the lobby. I need to taste your lips, both sets of them, but I'll settle for the ones on your face for now. Shannon: And U call me nasty? U get exclusive use of my lips, at least the lower ones for the next 2 weeks. Give me 5 minutes. I stood there in total shock, started to replace her phone and stopped. There's a possibility I could find a way to use those messages for evidence in the divorce. I started to replace her phone with mine and then thought "fuck her" my phone has all my personal information in it, she's made this mess, let her try to find a way out of it so I kept both our phones. I figured it wouldn't take her long to figure out her phone was missing, but by then I'd be long gone. I could taste bile rising up into my throat, gagging me. I went to the window and gazed out at the beautiful Caribbean. Eight hours ago I was the happiest man on earth, getting ready for two weeks of romance in the tropical sun with the love of my life, my wife, my soul mate and now my world has crashed around me. Never in my life had I felt more alone, shocked and angry. I wanted to hurt both of them, destroy them for making such a wretched fool out of me. Fortunately the rational side of my brain slowly took control. Divorce was a certainty; there was no way I'd stay with the cheating bitch that had been my loving wife. I wanted more though, I wanted revenge. While staring out the window I happened to glance down at the pool and there they were, their arms wrapped tightly around each other, lost in a passionate kiss. Anthony dropped his hands to caress Shannon's ass and she lifted her right leg and pushed her crotch against his thigh. I wanted to throw up, but instead took a deep breath and I grabbed my video recorder that I bought just for this trip but now I was using it to record their actions. I guess while Shannon was unpacking she never bothered to look out the window in our room or she would have noticed that the pool was in plain sight. The camera had a decent zoom on it so I was able to get some good close ups of their kissing with tongues. It made me sick to watch it but I would use this against them later. I needed a plan and I needed it quickly, but my stomach was in spasms and my brain was in lockdown. Then it occurred to me as to how was she going to spend time with her lover if I were around. They must have a plan to keep me occupied somehow while the two of them have their fuck fest. As I thought about this it came to me, it was simple really, Shannon wanted two weeks with her lover Anthony to give her a baby and I wanted revenge, so why not take it now rather than wait and ruin their plans. First I had to figure out how they would keep me busy while they screwed each other's brains out. I was still recording when I saw the two of them kiss one more time then Shannon quickly turned and walked away. She would be back in our room any minute and I had to get my emotions under control. So I went back into the bathroom and started the shower to try and relax. If she asked why I'd just tell her it helps me unwind after the flight and I wanted to get rid of that plane smell. Paradise Lost Redo Five minutes later I heard the door to our room open and close. "I'm back." She called out. "I got us some water and my tampons." "Great, I'll be out of the shower in a minute." Why did she get us water? The resort provides bottled water in all the rooms. Then it hit me. She was going to drug me that had to be it. My mind was now racing on how to handle this. If I didn't drink the water she bought me then she'd know I might suspect something. If I did drink the water and it was drugged I'd be out and she and lover boy would be back in his room. What could I do? I turned off the shower and slowly dried myself while racking my brain for how to handle this. Then Shannon knocked on the door. "You ok? You've been in there for some time now." Her voice filled with concern. I couldn't help but wonder if she was concerned for me or that she might be late for her big date. My anger began to rise again but I fought to keep my self-control as I opened the door and saw her standing by the bed drinking from a water bottle. She handed me the other one and I noticed it had already been opened. "Here we need to keep hydrated with this change in climate." She looked me in the eye then quickly turned away. I took the bottle and pretended to take a big swig from it as I turned too walked back into the bathroom. Quickly but quietly I spit the water out into the sink and emptied the bottle as well. Grabbing one of the bottles of water from the bathroom counter I refilled the now empty bottle Shannon had given me. Walking back into the room she was busy getting unpacked and putting things in draws hanging up clothes in the closet so I was reasonably sure she had not seen me spit out the water or refill the bottle. Walking out of the bathroom I continued to drink my water. I started to look around our room and noticed she had laid out a sexy red dress. "Is that what you plan on wearing to dinner? It seems a waste if we can't have sex. You know how that dress turns me on." While saying this I knew she was dressing for him and not for me. "Well I brought it so I might as well wear it." She smiled. "Aren't you tired from all that traveling? You must be exhausted." 'Bingo' I thought. The bitch DID drug my water. But how was I going to play this? I needed more evidence of their affair so I pretended to feel sleepy. I took another swallow of water then let my eyes droop a bit as if I were tired. The truth was it felt like I had just drank several cans of Red Bull. My heart was pounding away in my chest and it took every bit of self-control to act sleepy. "Now that you mentioned it I am a little tired. What time do we have to be ready for dinner?" I asked a bit lazily. "They don't start severing for couple hours. Why don't you lie down and rest for a bit. I'll wake you when it's time to get ready." She said it with such sincerity that I almost believed her. I yawned. "Ok hon, I could use the rest. Just don't let me sleep to long. I want to spend as much time with you as possible. I love you so much." I could see her flinch as if I'd hit a nerve. "I love you too." She said with less conviction. I lay back on the bed and very slowly acting as if I was falling asleep. Soon I was snoring quietly and I heard Shannon pull out her phone to make a call. "Hey it worked. He's out. So how long will this keep him asleep...? That means we have the whole night together. I can't wait to feel that big cock of yours in my hot wet pussy." She giggled and I almost gagged but was able to maintain the illusion that I was asleep. "I'll meet you at the Sand Piper bar in an hour; I want to freshen up a bit." She giggled again. "You're so bad. I can't wait lover. Bye." She hung up then proceeded to get ready for her big evening. I watched her with my eyes barely open as she picked out her panties, a thong of course, and a push up bra. What a whore. Again my anger was building up inside me as I tried hard to act unconscious. She continued to get ready then went into the bathroom and started the shower. I knew she would be in there a good ten minutes and as soon as I heard the shower door close I quickly got up and went straight to her purse. I started looking through it for sleeping pills or something that she put in to that water bottle she gave me. I came across a pill bottle that had no label to indicate what was in it. I opened it and found a dozen or so small whitish capsules. This had to be what she put in my water so I carefully shook out about five of the pills and placed the pill bottle back in her purse. I then grabbed a Kleenex and wrapped up the pills then put them in the pocket of the shorts I was wearing. Quickly I got back on the bed just as I heard her turn off the water to the shower. I settled back as I had been and continued my sleeping act as she finished getting ready for her date. It took her another forty five minutes to get ready but as soon as she was out the door I was up and getting dressed as fast as I could. While I had been lying there I had time to work out a plan. First was to get more video evidence of the two of them together. Second was to screw up their plans for the rest of this trip. I wasn't sure how I was going to do that but I knew by the end both would be in a world of hurt. Third was to travel home several days early before our trip was supposed to end and start divorce procedures. I wanted to get a jump on Shannon before she could do anything to stop or slow me down like empty out our bank accounts and cancel all our credit cards. No I was going to be the one to do that, not her. As soon as I was dressed I grabbed the video camera that I had used earlier that day and was out the door. It was one that could work well in low light, at least that is what the ad had said. I was about to find out as I made my way to the bar. The resort was not that large and only had two bars both open to the ocean but the Sand Piper is the larger of the two and has a dance floor. I was able to find a strategic spot behind some low palm trees which gave me a full view into the bar yet was far enough away from it so I couldn't be seen. The zoom lens on the camera gave me some very good video. It wasn't too crowded which made it easy to spot my prey. She was wearing that damn red dress that I use to love now it made me burn with anger and hate. He had his hands all over her as it took all the self-control and will power I had not to run over to that bastard and beat him to death. No I had to remind myself I was there to get evidence and not to end up in jail. I started to record the two of them as they acted like two lovers would on a Caribbean get away. They laughed, touched, and kissed as lovers do. As Shannon and I use to do. After about an hour or so a DJ started to play some music and they began to dance. Watching them together out on the dance floor for over another hour I couldn't stomach much more of this and was about to head back to our room, my room, alone. Then I notice the two of them walking off the dance floor rather quickly. Carefully I moved to follow them and maintain my distance so not to be seen. As I tailed them they occasionally would stop to kiss and fondle each other all the while I was recording their actions. Soon they arrived at his room which was located at the back of the resort. It was smaller than ours and on the ground floor with no view of the ocean. This guy must be on a budget I thought. They entered his room and I quickly moved in closer to see if I could get a look inside. Thankfully the curtains were not completely closed and the window was slightly open so I could hear them talking and was able to record everything that was said. I guess this guy likes to see who he is fucking because he left the lights on. They began to kiss and undressing each other as I captured every moment of their union on video. Once they were both completely naked I did notice this guy was well endowed, but that was no reason for her to cheat on me or allow this asshole to get her pregnant and have me raise the little bastard as my own child. I continued my vigil outside his room and recorded their love making for what seemed like forever. Not only was this guy well-endowed but it seems he had a good deal of stamina. It was getting close to midnight and I thought she would leave him soon to be with me but then I heard them talking. "Are you sure those pills are safe? I don't want him dying from an overdose or having a seizure or anything." She asked with some concern in her voice. How touching. "Hey don't worry about him babe, he'll be asleep for at least another six hours. He may wake up with a bit of a headache but nothing more than that. You did use just one pill right?" "Yes just one. Why? What would two have done? I don't want to give him an overdose." The bastard laughed. "No no, don't worry. If you gave him two he'd be out for like twelve hours or more. No just keep giving him one before bed time and we'll be able to spend every night together. I want you pregnant by the time we leave. Here is the extra key card to my room. If you're able to get away from him during the day give me a call and we'll meet back here." Then they both laughed and it filled me with so much rage it made me vomit. I had heard and seen enough for one night so I quietly left and made my why back to MY room. Now I had to plan how to destroy them both and make them feel the pain that they have caused me. It was clear she was going to try and spend every night with him so the first thing I was going to do was change those plans. Once back in my room I reviewed what I had recorded. As hard as it was to watch I began to form a plan that I hoped would completely ruin their fun. First I had to figure out a way to separate them so I could spy on lover boy to see what he was up too. My thought was to get him alone, maybe even drug him as Shannon had done to me, then beat the living shit out of him while he was unconscious. He wouldn't be able to identify his attacker and therefor I could walk away Scott free. The question now was how I could make sure the two of them are apart. Then it came to me, I'd treat Shannon to a day at the spa. The resort had a spa that offered massages, facials, and even makeup. It would be easy enough to purchase a package deal then give it to her as a gift to show how much I love her. If she tried to refuse it I'd tell her that it was nonrefundable and lay a huge guilt trip on her to make her go just like she had done to me in the past. There would be no way she could not accept my gift and it would keep her occupied for at least a couple of hours. Enough time for me to give lover boy the beating he so richly deserves. I changed back into my shorts and got back into bed. While lying there wide awake all I could think about was the two of them together and the ass kicking I was going to give that bastard. It was about 5am when Shannon finally returned to the room. She quietly changed and then crawled into bed and snuggled up against me. Again I wanted to push her away but I remained still as if I were asleep and waited for the right time to wake up. At little after 7am I began to stir and slowly pretended to wake up. Shannon was sound asleep so I got up and took a quick shower then went out to find the spa. My hope was that they would be open early so I could buy her a package that would keep her occupied long enough for me to take care of some business. I also wanted to check and see if I could get on a flight back home sometime late the following morning or early in the afternoon. It took me very little time to find the spa and I saw it was open so I went in to see what they offered in the way of package deals. There was a pleasant young woman behind the counter who helped me pick out a package. I was more interested in how long the treatments would take rather than what the treatments were for. After choosing one that would last close to three hours I asked what the earliest time she could book it. The woman checked her computer and said 2 pm was the first available opening that she had. I thought about it for a moment then decided to take the package and surprise my wife. With that done I headed out to check out the grounds figuring Shannon needed her sleep since spending her time with lover boy the previous night probably wore her out. At around 9am I headed back up to the room and found her still sound asleep so I went through her purse and found her phone. I checked her text messages and read one from him that he sent in the past hour. Anthony: You were great last night. Any chance U can get away from Stu for some afternoon fun? My anger was coming back but I held it in check. I was getting good at that but now I knew the end was in sight. Shannon started to stir so I put her phone back went over and gently kissed her forehead. "Good morning sleepy head. Sorry about yesterday, falling asleep like that and messing up our dinner plans but I have a surprise for you." She smiled and yawned. "What kind of surprise?" "I booked you a spa day as a way to say I'm sorry about last night and to show you how much I love you." Even in her sleepy state I saw her slightly flinch and a look of uncertainty in her eyes. Right then I knew she was questioning herself if she really did love me. I looked in her eyes. "Is everything alright? Don't you like my gift?" "Oh no I love it I just wish you had asked me first." She gave me a weak smile. "If I had done that it wouldn't have been much of a surprise. Look it's not like you have to run out to the spa right this very minute. I booked for 2pm this afternoon so we can spend some quality time together. Ok?" She nodded. "You're very thoughtful, thank you." Then as she kissed my cheek I thought I could smell seamen on her breath. What a lying little whore. "Well why don't you get cleaned up and we'll go have some breakfast." I got off the bed as she sat up. "Ok" Then she out of bed, grabbed her purse, and went in the bathroom. I knew what she was up too but didn't want to make her suspicious so I went to look out the window and saw a curious sight. Anthony was there by the pool chatting with a couple of young women while glancing at his phone. Then I saw him typing away and suddenly he put his phone away. She must have told him about my surprise gift but he didn't seem too upset by it. Soon his attention was back on the two women and they seem to be having a good laugh over something one of them said. He then gestured with his hand and the three of them walked out of my view. It though occurred to me that maybe Anthony was making alternate plans if Shannon couldn't make it for a bit of afternoon fun. That could prove to be very useful. About an hour later Shannon and I found ourselves standing at the breakfast buffet filling our plates. Well I was filling my plate; she just picked up some fruit and coffee. "Not hungry babe? Is it your period?" I asked "Um oh yes that must be it. I really don't feel much like eating." She was distracted. I couldn't help but wonder what Anthony said in his text because it seemed to be bothering her. Well it really didn't matter as my plan seem to be having the desired effect on them, or at least her. After breakfast we decided to take a walk on the beach and check out the ocean. I had brought my camera along and was taking video of the beach, the palm trees, and of Shannon. She would smile politely and I would make a comment like how beautiful she was and what a great mother she is going to be. Then that flinch, the look of uncertainty and guilt came across her face. "Whats wrong babe? You ok?" I knew her guilt was starting to eat at her. "No I'm fine, just a little tired. Would you mind if I went back to the room for a nap before my spa appointment?" "Sure no problem. I know it can't be much fun being on vacation and having your period at the same time. You go lay down and I'll see you back at the room after your spa treatment. I'm sure that will do you a world of good." She turned and started to walk back towards the resort, not even a kiss goodbye. Well I'll be giving her the boot before too long. Now I just had to find Anthony and make him pay. As I continued to walk along the beach lost in my own thoughts I saw two couples walking towards me. The women I recognized from this morning as the two who were talking with Anthony. Now they were with two very huge guys that looked like they could be defensive line men for the Vikings. As I got closer I started to hear their conversation. "Come on babe, don't be like that. You knew Dave and I wanted to go deep sea fishing and they had two spots open. We'll be back before dinner." "Sure just like you guys to go off and do what you want while we're here stuck at the hotel." "Babe there are lots of things you could do here. Go in to town and shop; lay out by the pool or on the beach. Hell you could even use the workout room they have here." "Are you saying I'm fat? You should talk." "No babe that wasn't what I meant just that you could be doing a lot of things here that's all." I knew it was a losing battle for him as they passed by me walking back towards the resort but he kept pleading his case but to no avail. After wandering for a while on the beach I decided to head back and see if I could find out what lover boy was up too. My fear was that Shannon skipped her spa appointment and was with him but if she was maybe I could get some more video of the two of them together. I wandered around the resort for over an hour and then found myself outside of Anthony's room. I could hear voices coming from inside, but not Shannon's voice. I carefully got my camera ready and moved closer towards the window. This was very risky as it was day time and more people could pass by and see me. I decided the best thing to do was to set the camera on the outside window ledge aimed into the room and just leave it to record on its own. Once the camera was set I went down the walkway and found a spot where I could watch his door and see who comes out. Time seemed to drag on slowly but my patients was rewarded. The two women that I had seen with Anthony earlier this morning by the pool, then again on the beach with those two guys, walked out of his room. They were all smiles and giggling like they knew some inside joke. As soon as they were out of site I went, grabbed the camera and headed back to my room. Shannon wouldn't be back from her spa treatment for almost an hour so I'd had time to review what I recorded. As soon as I was back in the room I pulled out my laptop and down loaded all the videos I had recorded since we arrived. Much of it was of Shannon and dick head but then I watched what I had just recorded when those two girls were in his room. Seems they had found something to do while their boyfriends went deep sea fishing. Anthony convinced them to do a double team on him. It was like watching some second rate porno video. He'd be fucking one while the other watched and played with herself then the girls would switch places. Soon he had one on top cowgirl while the other sat on his face. Both girls were moaning with delight as they each took a turn fucking Anthony. They also commented on how much bigger he is then either one of their boyfriends. That's when another idea hit me and if I could time it right I would be back home while Shannon would be here trying to figure out what in hell happened. I knew she would probably try and drug me again tonight so I'd do a repeat performance and let her think I was knocked out cold. Then if my luck held she'd meet Anthony at the bar too dance and drink before going back to his room. If I could get one of those pills in to each of their drinks near the very end of their evening at the bar, they'd be passed out by the time they made it to his room. The timing had to be perfect but in life seldom does anything you plan for go perfectly. Paradise Lost Redo The second part to this plan was to make a copy on DVR of Anthony's latest conquests. I must say I was a little envious of the bastard to being able to convince two very good looking women to fuck him as a team. I had some DVR disks and made two copies of his afternoons exploits. So now I just needed to find out which rooms to leave them at. I also made a copy of everything I had recorded up to that time on another DVR so to have some insurance. I went down to the front desk and was able to mail that disk to my brother Frank back home with a note asking him to not to play it or to let anyone know that I sent it to him. This was just in case my plan backfired or Shannon and Anthony found out what I was up too and they wanted to do some bodily harm to me. If I were killed at least that disk I sent to my brother would show the authorities who was behind it. Checking the time I saw that Shannon should be finishing up at the spa soon so I decide to take a quick walk around the resort to see if I could find out what rooms those two women and their boyfriends were staying in. I'm sure their boyfriends would be more than a little interested in what they were up too as they were deep sea fishing. Soon I see the two women I was looking for walking up from the pool area both had their towels in hand. As I followed I knew they were heading back to their rooms and sure enough I saw them enter separate rooms next to each other. That takes care of the one part of my plan. Now if things timed out right and Shannon and Anthony followed the same pattern as the night before I could completely ruin the rest of the trip by tomorrow morning. I went back to the room to call the airline and see when the earliest flight out was the following morning. The best I could do was 10am which was later than I'd hoped for but booked it anyway. Next I went back to the front desk to inform them that my wife and I had to leave the next morning due to a family emergency back home and that we'd be checking out at 8am. They were sympathetic and wished me the best; I thanked them then headed back to the room. Now I was committed to my plan come hell or high water. If things didn't go as I had hoped then I would still jump on the plane in the morning and be home before Shannon. At least I could fuck things up for her before she got back but if by some miracle things did go according to my plan, she would be stuck here for days, maybe even weeks before making it home and that would give me time to really screw her over. The plan was fairly simple. First let Shannon think she drugged me and pretend to fall asleep so she and Anthony can have their evening together. Second, once again I'll head to the bar while watching and waiting for the opportune time to spike their drinks with what Shannon tried to use on me. If I timed it right they should pass out just before getting to his room or just as the get in his room, again the timing had to be perfect. Third, once they're in the room out cold I get in, move Shannon back to our room, then return and basically take everything from Anthony. I started to remove his wallet, cash, passport, credit cards, clothes, anything and everything that he brought for his trip. Forth, I'd find the rooms of those two women that Anthony had the threesome with earlier in the day and slip the DVR disks under their doors with the hope one of the boyfriends will see it first and play it. I'm sure they won't be too happy to see what their girlfriends have been up too while they were away. Anthony's room number is clearly displayed in the videos so I'm certain they'll have no problems in locating him. Fifth, basically do the same thing to Shannon as I did to Anthony. Take everything she brought with her for the trip and leave her nothing but the clothes on her back and her purse. I would leave a little note inside her empty wallet just so she'll know who was responsible. So now everything was set and all that I could do now was wait for the players to do their part. Shannon returned to the room at 5:30pm looking more relaxed and radiant than ever before. It hurt me to think how she ended our marriage and that I'd never be with this beautiful woman ever again. "Stu thank you so much for the spa day. It was amazing, I feel like a whole new woman." She did have a glow about her. "I'm so happy you liked it. When I first told you about it you didn't seem all that enthusiastic, but I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I just wanted to show you how much I love you." I saw that flinch again but I also saw her eyes tear up. "Thank you again. I loved it and I love you." This time she said it with much more conviction and feeling. "Any time babe. We have dinner reservation for 7pm how about we rest up a bit then get ready for dinner." She nodded then went to the bathroom taking her purse with her. A few minutes later she came out with two bottles of water then handing one to me. "Here drink this; I'm going to want to go dancing tonight so you better start hydrating now." She gave me a wink. "Ok ok just let me use the bathroom first." I chuckled. Once inside I did the same routine as before, empty the bottle then refill it with water from one the on the counter. I flushed the toilet just to make it sound like I had to go then came back to the bedroom. I continued to drink my water and within fifteen minutes started to do my sleepy act. Soon I was snoring pretending to be asleep and watching Shannon start to get ready for what would be her last date with Anthony, although she didn't know that. She went into the bathroom and started the shower. I quickly got up from the bed and grabbed her phone to see what lover boy had been texting her. Shannon: Can't get away this afternoon, Stu buy me a spa package. Can't say no. Anthony: NP babe, got some other plans for now. We still on for tonight? Shannon: Oh yeah. Need that big hard cock and its seed for our baby. Anthony: Can't wait to be between UR legs and have U screaming my name. My rage wasn't as bad after reading that crap as I knew that the end was in sight. Now all I had to do was follow them to the bar, watch them dance for a few hours, then spike their drinks. Easy. Well maybe not so much. I looked through her purse and found the key card to Anthony's room. I slipped that into my pocket and placed everything back as it was. Shannon took a little more time to get ready then she did something totally unexpected. She sat down on the bed next to me and gently touched my cheek. "Baby after this week I'll be all yours I swear it I just needed to get this out of my system before we start a family. I wish I could have told you and that you'd understand but I need to do this. These next few days are for me. I wish I could've told you but I know you'd leave me and I need you more now than you know. I love you so much but I really need to do this." She then leaned over and kissed my cheek and whispered. "I do love you so much Stu." At first I thought she might have figured out I wasn't asleep but then I came to realize she was trying to ease her own guilty conscious but it was a little too late for that. Soon she was all dressed up and out the door. As soon as the door closed I was out of bed, dressed, and not too far behind her. Once again they were back at the same bar as last night. It was more crowded than the previous night and I even saw the two women and their boyfriends from the beach earlier that day. If my plan worked out they wouldn't be together by the following morning. I found myself at the same spot I'd been at the night before so I made myself as comfortable as possible and with my trusty camera started to record the events of that evening. The night went as I predicted and soon both were sitting at a table just talking and laughing. It was late and I knew it was getting close to when I would need to drug their drinks. Quickly I made my way towards the bar making sure neither of them could see me. Once there I found an open spot near where the waitresses place and get their drinks orders filled. Taking a seat I ordered a beer keeping an eye on the two of them, making sure they hadn't seen me. As I watched I spotted their waitress as she stopped by their table to take their drink order. Once she had their orders she came straight back to the bar and told the bartender what she needed. I was lucky in the fact that it was the only order she had. I listened to what she told the bartender then as he was went to make their drink order I flagged down the other bartender and ordered the exact same drinks. The first bartender placed the drinks on the waitress's tray, she was distracted while was talking to another waitress. My drinks came, I paid for them, then took one drink and held out of site below the edge of the bar as I broke open one of the capsules and added to the drink stirring the powder into it to help mix it in. It fizzed a little but looked fine once mixed in to the drink. I did the same to the other one and was ready to make the switch. Carrying a drink in each hand I started to push my way past the waitress, keeping my body between her and the bar so I could do the switch. I was quick and luckily it was busy enough at the bar no one notice me doing it. I moved passed waitress and turned to take their drinks to the happy couple. I left the bar just as quickly and went back to my spot outside to watch and wait. The waitress brought them their drinks as I looked on hoping my timing was right. It was just after 1am so if the drug worked as I'd hoped then they would be out until 11am or so. That would work out perfectly for the rest of my plan. Now I all I needed them to do was finish their drinks and head back to Anthony's room before they passed out. They sat there just sipping their drinks and I was starting to get nervous. What if they don't finish their drinks? Will they have consumed enough of the drug to have the desired effect? Then Anthony leaned over and said something to Shannon. She smiled and the both quickly down what was left of their drinks and left the bar. Thank God. I was moving quickly to keep up with them as they seemed to be in a rush to get back to the room. This time I as I followed I noticed Shannon was starting to stumble and seemed to be having a problem walking. Anthony took her by the arm and wrapped it around the back of his neck and supported her with his arm wrapped around her waist. By the time they made it back to his room Anthony was also starting to stagger a bit. My timing with drugging their drinks had been spot on so now all I needed to do was wait for it to take full effect. By the time they had made it to his door she could hardly stand and he was stumbling more as he walked. He fumbled for his key card and after several feeble attempts was able to open the door and stagger into the room. The door closed so I waited a few minutes then pulled out the key card I had taken from Shannon's purse and opened the door. As I entered the room I could hear Anthony inside. "Whats wrong with you babe? You didn't drink all that much." He was slurring his words so I knew he'd be down for the count very soon. Walking into the room I saw Shannon face down on the bed passed out. Anthony was shaking her trying to wake her up. "Come on babe, it's time to make a baby." He looked over and saw me walking in. "Hey, who the fuck are you?" He started to straighten up and almost fell over. "I'm just her husband asshole. Now why don't you be a good boy and pass out so I can take her out of here." As if on cue he slowly collapsed to the floor and didn't move. As I moved closer to the bed I started looking for his phone which was on the floor next to him. Picking it up I wanted to see what he had on it in the way of texts and photos. Soon I was scrolling through hundreds of pictures most of which were innocent enough but then I hit pay dirt. He had a folder with dozens of images of women in varying stages of undress and some doing sexual acts like playing with themselves or sucking what I could only assume to be his cock. Most of the women I didn't recognize but I did find several photos of Shannon in the nude and also doing some of the same sexual acts. As I continued searching through the photos I began to recognize some of the women as teachers at the same school that Shannon taught at as well as wives of a few of the male teachers. Well that is interesting. Seems Anthony is a bit of a player when it comes to other men's wives. That was about to come to a very ugly end. I went through his contact list to see who he had on there and decided these pictures, other than my soon to be ex-wife's, should be shared with all the people on his list. It took me a few minutes to tag and send all those pictures to all those people, a few of which were the husbands of those wives he had taken pictures of along with a few videos of those same women giving him a blow job. He was in for a nasty surprise when he got home. The pictures and videos of Shannon I sent to her phone, then from her phone to my phone. Those I'd use later for my own purposes later on. Can you say blackmail? Turning off his phone I started to collect all of his belongings, clothes, toiletries, and any other items that he had brought for this trip and just stuffed them carelessly in to his suitcase. I also went through his pockets and took all his cash, his wallet, credit cards, driver's license, and his passport. I knew that without his passport it would make it very difficult for him to leave the island. When I'd finished filling his suitcase I then turned my attention to Shannon. She was still face down on the bed with one leg hanging off the side. I very carefully rolled her over on to her back then picked her up in my arms and carried her back to my room. Once there I placed her on our bed and returned to the asshole's room to remove all of his things. I kept his phone, wallet, and cash as I felt I should get some compensation out of this. Going through his room I wanted to make sure he had nothing to take back with him. I even took the shoes he was wearing and on the way back to my room found the resort's dumpster and threw his suitcase and shoes in there and covered them with some trash so they wouldn't be discovered. Back at my room I started to pack my suitcase as well as Shannon's as I treated her things with the same care as I did Anthony's stuff. I was going to leave her there with nothing more than the clothes on her back, her purse, the tampons she needed, and an empty wallet with only a note in it left by me. As I was finishing packing I noticed it was just after 4am and I needed to be at the airport by 9am. Since Shannon finished her drink at about 2 am she would be unconscious until noon at least. Anthony I suspected would be coming around sometime about 10am and I'd be long gone before either of them woke up. I just had one more thing to do. As I headed out of the room I grabbed the 2 DVR disks that I had created earlier and went straight to the rooms where the two women and their boyfriends were staying. Very quietly and quickly I slid a disk under the each door then made my way back to my room. There I looked at peacefully sleeping Shannon lying on the bed and was filled with a sense of great lose and sadness. I was so looking forward to starting a family with her but she with her other plans I could not forgive her. Going around the room I made sure I had packed up everything then grabbed Shannon's suitcase and went back to the same dumpster where I had tossed Anthony's and adders hers to it. Back at the room I went thru Shannon's purse to make sure it was emptied and that there was no money, credit cards, or passport. I wanted to be sure she would have just as hard a time getting back home as Anthony. Sitting down in one of the two chairs in the room I was exhausted but then thought about what my next move would be once I was home. First would be to empty out our bank accounts and pay off then cancel all of our credit cards. Then I'd pack up everything that I own and move it out of our house. I was sure I'd need to find a storage facility to put it in but I didn't care I just wanted out. Out of our house and out of this sham of a marriage. Before I knew it I had dosed off and when I awoke it was almost 7am. Pushing myself out of the chair I'd been sleeping in I went over to the bed, took a long last sad look at Shannon, then carefully picked her up in my arms and carried her out of the room. I went down to the pool and left Shannon on one of the lounge chairs. Since I was checking out I didn't want her there when they came to clean the room and get it ready for their next guests. Back up to the room I grabbed my bags, took one last long look around to make sure I'd gotten everything before I left. I still had Anthony's phone but then I had an idea. Going back to the pool I went and grabbed Shannon's phone. I began to send all those pictures and videos to everyone one her contact list, with a few exceptions. She had a few nieces and nephews that were too young to see such things but I was sure her mother, father, sisters, and co-workers would find them interesting. I went to the front desk and asked for a piece of scotch tape. I removed the battery from her phone, placed a very small piece of tape over the contacts then replaced the battery. It would look as if her battery had died. I also made sure she didn't have the cord to recharge her phone. With no money it would take her some time to get her phone to work. It was just after 8am when I heard the yelling and screaming. It was coming from one of the two women's boyfriends that I had seen Anthony with yesterday. It sounded like their soon to be ex-boyfriends had watched the video I'd slid under their doors. "YOU WHORE. You can tell your family the wedding is off and I don't want to see you ever again. You can find your own way home BITCH." One guy was yelling at his girlfriend. The other guy just had a stone cold look on his face while his girlfriend was pleading with him. "Baby please don't leave me, I said I was sorry. It was a really stupid mistake and besides you got your payback on him." She was crying. "You slut. Go back to your new boyfriend. He may have a bigger cock but I don't think it will be working all that well from now on." He said it so coldly it made me shiver with a bit of fear. I wonder what they did to poor old Anthony. Oh well I guess I'll never know. The next sound I heard was from the siren of the ambulance that pulled up out in front. What I assumed to be the manager came out from his office and quickly led the EMTs down a path towards Anthony's room. I sure hoped he is alright. As people were starting to gather around to see what all the excitement was all about I quietly got a cab and headed off to the airport. I turn on my phone and noticed I had a voice message. Calling up my voice mail I listened to my brother Frank's message. "Stu, what the hell is going on down there? I received a bunch of nude pictures and some very explicated videos of Shannon. I mean I know she is hot but what is up? Do you know about this? Call me when you get this message. " When I reached the airport and was waiting to board my plane I called him back and explained the whole sorted situation of how Shannon was screwing Anthony while we were on OUR vacation and how she was trying to get pregnant by him. My brother was in shock and at first thought I was joking but then I told him to look more closely at the videos. That wasn't me she was sucking off. He said he was so sorry for what had happened and that if I needed anything to call him. I thanked him then hung up and soon found myself on my flight back home by myself. Turning Anthony's phone on as soon as I landed I found a dozen voice messages and over thirty texts threatening to do him bodily harm. I guess those pictures and videos that I sent out weren't very popular. After getting my bags I picked up my car from long term parking and drove home. While driving home I started planning what to do next. Divorce was an option but I knew she would get half of everything and that just didn't sit well with me. She cheats and still makes out in the divorce. That just didn't seem fair. Paradise Lost Redo Another plan started to form in my mind as I drove so I began to make a mental list of what I'd need and how to make it work. She destroyed our marriage so I was going to make her life a living hell. When I got home I called my brother and asked if he could help me move my stuff out of the house over the next few days. I wanted this done before Shannon got back so she'd come home to an empty house. I finally turned on my phone and found over twenty voice mails and over a dozen texts. Many of them were from Shannon's sister asking me what was going on and why wasn't Shannon answering her calls. Some were from other members of Shannon's family basically asking the same questions. I had a certain amount of satisfaction that there were no voice mails or texts from Shannon herself. That meant she had not gotten her phone to work and probably hasn't figured out what has happened yet. I smiled at the thought of her finally getting her phone working then having her see all the text messages and voice mails asking about those pictures and videos she sent from her phone. Was she in for a very rude surprise. My first order of business was to cancel all of our credit card and move all our money from our joint bank account to my personnel one. Next I started to pack up all of my clothes as well as other personal items that I wanted to keep. Any gifts that Shannon had brought me over the years went right into the trash unless it was worth something then I'd either sell it on line or find a pawn shop. The house phone was unplugged as soon as I had arrived home so anyone trying to reach me would have to call my cell. It was about 11pm at night when I finally looked at my cell phone and saw several texts and voice mails from Shannon. Seems she was able to get her phone working again. The first few texts were: "Where are you? Why did you check out and leave me here? Are you alright? I think I've been robbed." Then the texts changed in tone as it dawned on her what had happened and I'm sure she received numerous texts and voice messages about the pictures that were sent out from her phone to everyone on her contact list: "Why? Why did you do this to me? Couldn't we have talked first?" I just ignored the rest of her messages figuring that would just frustrate even her more. The follow day was a busy one. I had no idea of when Shannon might make it back home so I had to move quickly. First I went to get boxes to pack up the rest of my belongings and to rent a storage unit big enough to hold it all. Next I went to the bank and made damn sure there was very little money left in our joint account. The rest I had moved to my business account which I was going to close and take the money and run but there were still some things I needed to do before I could leave for good. The house we lived in was a very small starter home. We had decided to start small and as our family grew we'd buy a bigger house. This was a simple two bedroom with a small bathroom and a small kitchen. Nothing special and with me having a business that does home improvements and some renovations we had great hopes of making this house into something special. Well now I had other plans for it and I was rushing around town gathering up what I would need to make Shannon's home coming something she'll never forget. Since I've been in the remodeling business I knew a thing or two about construction and load bearing walls and so on. Armed with this knowledge I was going to do some extreme remodeling to our house, just not in a traditional way. Later that morning my brother Frank showed up with his pickup and after some discussion of my situation we started to load his truck with all my belongings. It took over five hours and three trips to the storage place but by later that afternoon I had officially moved out. I didn't tell Frank of my plans for the house or the surprise that was in store for Shannon. I knew he would try and talk me out of it so I never mentioned it to him. He did ask me what my plans were for the immediate future. "Just to leave town and this nightmare of a marriage behind me. I have no intention of filing for divorce but I won't be here when she gets back. She can have the house as far as I'm concerned but that is all she'll get from me." Frank just shook his head. "You know that won't work. She'll just hire a lawyer and track you down. Just get it over with and divorce the cheating bitch. If you try and run it will just make things worse when she does catch up with you. Look I know you're angry and hurt, but don't let your emotions make decisions for you. Man up, get a lawyer, and give her half." "No. That bitch cheated on me and tried to have that assholes baby and she was planning on passing it off as mine. She deserves nothing and that is what she is going to get. You see I don't plan on divorcing her. Oh no. I'm just going to abandon her with no money in the bank and all her dirty laundry left out for all to see." Frank knew it was no use trying to reason with me. I tend to get stubborn and there isn't much that can change my mind when I get like this. He left but not before telling me to think things through and not to do anything rash. I had thought things through, since the first moment I saw her kiss her lover. Now it was time to put my plan in motion. I started work on the house that night and worked until the early morning hours. I still had no idea when Shannon would make it back so I had to work quickly. One thing that worked in my favor was the snow. It seemed another major storm was moving in and it was forcing several major airports to shut down. Flights in and out be would canceled and that would allow me more time to put the finishing touches on my remodeling project. The other good thing about this storm was the additional eight to twelve inches of snow it was bringing. We still had a foot of it on the ground and roofs which would help in facilitating my plan. Since I'd been back for all of two days I seldom answered my cell as I saw most of the calls were from Shannon. Finally I decided to take her call, but the reason was so I could get some information out of her, nothing more. "Oh baby please please listen. It was a mistake, just a huge stupid mistake on my part. I never meant for it to get this far. I'll do whatever it takes but please forgive me." I could hear her crying but it had no effect on me. I wanted nothing more to do with her but for the moment I needed to play it cool. Give her some small bit of hope then at the right time rip that away from her. "Shannon you hurt me, more deeply than anyone ever has. I don't know if I can forgive you, or trust you ever again. I just want to know why. Why would you do this to me? To us? Don't you love me? Wasn't I enough for you?" I was talking calmly but with a hint of sadness in my voice. What I really wanted to do was scream into the phone that she is nothing but a slut and a whore that I never wanted to see again. I had to let her think there was a chance for us to get back together. "Baby please let me explain, it meant nothing, and he meant nothing. You mean everything to me; you're my life, my reason for living. Please oh God please forgive me." She broke down crying. I waited a few minutes then spoke. "Baby, I just don't know. I loved you but you broke my heart. I don't think we can fix this." "No baby we can fix this and we'll have an even stronger love, a stronger bond between us if we can just get past this. Please baby? Can you at least wait until I get home so we can talk?" I could hear the desperation in her voice. "I don't know. When will you be back?" "Well there is a problem. I don't have a passport or a plane ticket. My sister is in the process of wiring me some money since all my credit cards were stolen. Oh which reminds me please call those credit card companies and have them cancel my cards right away." It was amazing how she went from begging me to take her back to telling me to cancel her credit cards. What a piece of work. "Ok I'll do that right away. So you have no idea of when you'll be home." "I think in just a few days. I've talked with the US consulate here and they're getting me a new passport." "Well give me a call when you're about to leave. Ok?" "I will. Stu?" "Yes" "I love you." "See you when you get home." I hung up the phone. So she won't be back for a few more days. Perfect I thought. It will give me enough time to ensure my home improvements are in place and that I can do a few things to help me start my new life without her. The next day Frank called to see how I was doing and to invite me over for dinner. I accepted as I hadn't had a home cooked meal in over a week. I'd been living on pizza and Chinese food and after I'd finished talking with Frank I reassured him I wasn't going to do anything rash. Then Shannon called. "Hey babe. I just got the news that I'll be issued a new passport in a couple of days. Now all I just need is a plane ticket home. I could be there in a few days and if I can get an early flight I could be home sometime in the late afternoon. Will you pick me up at the airport? I really want us to talk as soon as possible." "That's not a good idea Shannon. You should get your sister to pick you up and bring you home. We can talk when you get here." I was just leading her on. By the time she got to the house I was going to be at least a hundred miles away. "Ok babe. I love you and I know if you give me a chance we can get through this. Ok Stu?" "Yeah sure we'll talk, and then will see. No promises." I lied just as she had to me. Now I had a good idea of when she'd be home which gave me enough time to do a few more things to cover my tracks when I left town. First I sold my truck that I use for work and bought another one that was used and in good shape but registering it in a friend's name. Second I had to let the guys who worked for me know that I was dissolving the business due to my upcoming divorce. I was sorry for the short notice but I couldn't leave without telling them what had happened and why. Next I called an old friend from college who now lives in Colorado. When we graduated he said I should come and go into business with him there. He said with all the winter homes and summer places as well we would have work throughout the year. He was glad to hear from me but surprised by what happened between me and Shannon as he knew her while we had been dating and had always thought we were perfect for each other. I asked if his offer from college was still good or if he could use a really good handy man. He said he was busier now that the laws had changed regarding marijuana and that his work load had tripled in the past year and I was more than welcomed to come down and work for him. I asked if it could be off the books as I wanted to keep Shannon from finding out where I had gone and avoid her getting any money from me. Everything was in place and all that was left for me to do was leave. Shannon had called me several times a day to let me know she loved me and would ask me to forgive her. She also gave me a daily update on when she would be home and that I'd be in for the time of my life when she got back. It was the day before she was to arrive home. I had my new truck packed and the house was emptied of all my belongings. Anything that was left was either Shannon's or crap I didn't care about. I left very early in the morning as I wanted to get out of town with no one noticing. I had mentioned to my neighbor across the street to do me a favor and record when Shannon gets home. I told him I'd call to let him know what time she would arrive as I had a surprise waiting for her. He had no idea of what was going on or that she and I were having marital problems. He gladly agreed and said he'd be expecting my call the following day. All was set as I drove out of town and headed south to my new life without Shannon. It would take me at least two days of driving to make it to my friend's home and Shannon would be back home by then. As I drove I felt less angry and more at peace than I had in past week. Ever since I had seen Shannon and Anthony together by the pool I felt my life had been flushed down the toilet and now I was beginning to pull myself out of that cesspool of despair. It was around noon that Shannon called to say she would be home tomorrow at around 4pm. She asked again if I'd come and pick her up at the airport but I told her I had some errands to run and that I'd be home after her. She could just let herself in when she got there. Next I called my neighbor and told him to be ready with his video camera to catch the surprise I had for my wife. By the next day I was in Colorado and only an hour away from my friends place when I got the call from Shannon. "The house it... it just caved in on itself. It must have been due to all the snow. I had just put my key in the door and turned it then I heard a huge crack and the roof fell in. Oh my God our house is gone." She was crying. "Now now Shannon, don't you worry. I'm sure your parents still have your room waiting for you. As for me I've already made other arrangements." I said cheerfully. "What are you talking about? Our house is gone? How can you be so happy about it?" She was getting angry now. Good. My remodeling had gone as I had planned. I had rigged the house to collapse in on itself when she unlocked the door. I had setup temporary braises down in the basement and then cut all the floor studs with a chainsaw. The lock on the front door was connected to a switch which turned on a winch that I had bought at a pawn shop for a very cheap price. Then using a pulley and some ropes attached to the temporary braises, once she turned the key it turned on the winch and down came our house. "Well you see my dear, our house didn't just collapse in on itself because of the snow, I did have a hand in making it do that. You see I did to our house what you did to our marriage. Good luck finding a new place to live. As for me I'm almost to my new home." At that point I huge up on her and called my neighbor. "Stu you won't believe what just happened. Your house just collapsed. I guess it couldn't handle all that snow, but it didn't seem to be all that much. At least not enough to cause that kind of damage. Look I got it all on video and luckily your wife is alright. She was trying to open the door when it happened and it was like BAM and it just fell in on itself." He was so excited. I told him to email me the video when he had a chance that I'd like to keep a copy of it. After talking to him I turned off my phone and continued my drive to a new life. Epilog It has been almost three years now and I have made a comfortable life for myself here in Colorado. I keep in touch with a few friends back up in Minnesota and keep up with what has been happening. I didn't want to contact any family members directly as I was sure they would let Shannon know where I was living. It seems Shannon got her wish and was pregnant with Anthony's baby. For a while she told everyone it was mine and that I couldn't handle becoming a father so I ran off like a coward. Even my mother believed her only because she wanted a grandchild. I contact a friend who in turned contacted my brother and told him to ask Shannon to have a DNA test done with the baby and my brother. If I were the farther then there would be a close match to my brother. If I wasn't the farther then there would be no match. Like the idiot she is she agreed. The results came back and my mother threw her out of her house screaming at her never to darken her door step with that bastard child of hers. As for Anthony it seemed he took quite the beating from those two guys at the resort and was hospitalized for over a week before he could return home. When he finally did make it home there were a few more gentlemen, or should I say ex-husbands, waiting to add to his injuries. He has since left town to parts unknown but rumor has it he has lost one testicle and can no longer get an erection. Guess his player days are over.